[MD] The End of Faith Ethics

[Steven Peterson]

 Hi Platt,

Platt:
>Study happiness and suffering scientifically? I have no idea what that 
>means, but it has a Orwellian flavor. After all, Pirsig makes the point
>repeatedly that the trouble with science is that it ethically it has 
>nothing to offer. 

He is criticizing SOM science. Pirsig redifines science as studying stable patterns of value. In that case, only DQ can't be studied scientifically.

Why can't behaviors or attitudes that lead to happiness or suffering be studied?

Regards,
Steve